Papa Westray Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy, patchy drizzle clearing Tuesday night. Dry and bright Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with some drizzly showers, mainly across Shetland. Cloud breaking from south with Orkney becoming dry and clear by late evening, some patchy cloud still affecting Shetland by dawn. Southwest breezes backing southerly overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Wednesday:

A fine day's weather with all staying dry with prolonged periods of sunshine. Southerly breezes occasionally freshening across north Shetland. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cloudy to overcast with occasional patchy light rain and drizzle and some haar conditions, most evident through Thursday and perhaps Friday. Light southeasterly breezes.

Showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery, will affect parts of England and Wales at first, especially in the south and southwest but tending to ease away to the southeast early next week. Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing, albeit with low cloud and drizzle along North Sea coasts in particular; away from here, most places will experience above average temperatures during this period. A short-lived quieter spell of weather is possible during the first part of next week, before a transition to a more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain in many areas, but perhaps interspersed with occasional drier and brighter interludes.

Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather. Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.